free food AND job hunting help!

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SISLT Students! Please join us for a series of three lunch workshops on job-seeking skills. Pizza will be provided!

February 3, 12:00 noon, 205 Townsend Hall

Looking for Jobs, Reading Job Ads

·         Learn how to find job postings and critically read the job ads you find.

March 3, 12:00 noon, 205 Townsend Hall

Resumes and Cover Letters

·         General tips about writing resumes and cover letters.

April 7, 12 noon, 222 Townsend Hall

Interview and Negotiation Skills

·         A panel of employers talk about the interview questions they ask, skills they seek, and how and what you can negotiate at the hiring point. 

Not in Columbia? These sessions will be live-streamed and recorded via Collaborate Ultra: https://us.bbcollab.com/guest/62AFADD63B33D28DA8FC28176F4590EC

LISGSA Welcome Back Game Night

LIS Study Group for Spring 2017 Semester

Conference Presentation Opportunity

Want to present at a conference to beef up your resume? Why not do it among friends?

The 5th Annual LISGSA Spring Conference is quickly approaching and we want to give you the chance to participate! We are now accepting proposals from students and other interested parties who would like to speak or present a poster at the conference. 

   

The conference will be held in Columbia, MO on Saturday, April 8, 2017.  Please submit proposals at this link by Friday, March 3, 2017 to be considered for this opportunity.

If you have questions, please contact the LISGSA Board at mu.lisgsa@gmail.com.

New Publishing Opportunity

Public Services Quarterly's column, "Future Voices in Public Services," is a forum for students in graduate library and information science programs to discuss key issues they see in academic library public services, to envision what they feel librarians in public service have to offer to academia, to tell of their visions for the profession, or to tell of research that is going on in library schools.  The goal of this forum is to provide fresh perspectives from those entering our field, in both the U.S. and other countries.

Interested students of graduate LIS programs should contact Miriam Matteson, "Future Voices" column editor, at mmattes1@kent.edu for more information.  Please note that students must be interested in ACADEMIC librarianship.

SO MUCH MONEY!

If you need a bit of financial help to get through your graduate program, scholarship funds are now available.  The American Library Association (ALA) has more than $300,000 available to students who are studying in library science or school library media programs at the master's degree level.  Get your application in early.  The deadline to apply is March 1, 2017.

Scholarships range from $1,500 to $7,000 per student per year.  They include scholarships for students who are interested in Children's Librarianship, Youth Librarianship, Federal Librarianship, new media and Library Automation.  In addition, there are also scholarships available for minorities, persons with disabilities and people who are already employed in libraries but do not have an MLS. 

To be considered for one of these scholarships, applicants must attend a master’s level program in library and information science that has been accredited by the ALA.  Take a look at the application and instructions and get started working on your application now.

Independent Study & Practicum Opportunities

The Missouri Hub (MOHub) is a collaboration between Missouri cultural heritage organizations that promotes Missouri's digital content to the world through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).  Because it is still early in development, MOHub seeks one or two library science students to work with the MOHub communications group to develop a communications and marketing strategy that can grow with the organization.  The work will be virtual via Skype, conference calls, and email, with occasional face-to-face meetings in St. Louis or a central location in the state.

If interested or if you have questions, contact Chris Freeland at chris.freeland@wustl.edu.  For questions regarding an Independent Study, contact Karen Robinson at robinsonkar@missouri.edu.  If you wish to pursue this as your practicum opportunity, consult your practicum director for additional guidance.